The Concert
- Artist
- Johannes Vermeer
- Date
- c.1664
- Style
- Baroque
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Fenway Court)
"The Concert" by Johannes Vermeer is a masterful example of Genre painting created during the Baroque period. The painting depicts a man and two women engaged in a musical performance, captured on a canvas with meticulous attention to detail. Known for its warm Oil technique, the work exemplifies Vermeer's skill in rendering light and texture. Stolen on March 18, 1990, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, it remains one of the most valuable stolen artworks, valued at approximately US$250 million as of 2015.
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